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I wonder if the events around me are propelled forward by my own will or if I move this fast, in response to things changing around me. Maybe a little of both...
Anyways, Here's a quick rundown...
Recorder - Well, "Jingle Bells" is in the can. "Ave Maria" is almost learned. Last night I got most of "Ode to Joy". My Christmas medley is slowly coming together. I also toyed around with "FreeBird" on it, last night. I'm working up a bit for the Burlesque Christmas Show. Christmas Medleys that transition into "Free Bird". I play a backwoods sort of guy. That seems a logical choice. More on that, as we get closer to the show.
Moving - I finally have a signed lease. And I've cancelled my AT&T services from the old location. We don't have a working connection between their phone box and the 7 phone jacks in my house. So, no landline for me.
Today, I call Comcast and schedule a visit. I'm sure that they'll be delighted by my cable channel selections and my immediate, submissive willingness to use their internet service as well.
Also, I unpacked over half of my books last night and begun assembling my private office. (Can't wait for THAT to be finished.) I am reclaiming my bedroom floor from my dirty laundry. Slowly and surely, it's all happening. (Sweaty months are Hell on the laundry load.)
I still can't imagine how I want my bedroom to look. So, I haven't hung up pictures or anything, except a print of Starry Night. I'm sure that it will have to move, eventually.
I also have scrubbed and cleaned things in this apartment that likely have never been scrubbed or cleaned before. I hate being Felix. I prefer being Oscar. But I suspect that my new roommate can out-Oscar me in a heartbeat. So, I'm Felix, for a while. And trying to rub some of my Felix-ness off on him.
I am also an amateur plumber now. In the new apartment, there were leaks in the toilet and the kitchen sink. The bathtub was pretty well stopped up. And the shower didn't have working nozzles to turn the water on or off. I've bought new handles for the shower and unclogged the drain. This weekend, I plug up the toilet leaks and a professional plumber is going to have to deal with the kitchen sinks. They're beyond my meager abilities.
Technology Fails - My ipod mini (you know, that charming, little green devil that needs a whole night of charging to give me 4 hours of music) is restored. Turns out that it wasn't dead, after all. My computer was. My computer's power source has died. So, I now own a completely dead computer tower.
However, a good friend, Adam from Speed Lemon, thinks he can take it, buy a nice, new power source for it, replace it for me AND hook me up with a sweet, new, external drive. All I have to do is cover his costs and offer him a gratuity for his time. Which is all very, VERY cool of him. So, I might be back online, very, very soon.
Playground Stuff - Jesus. THIS is the area of my life that's in overdrive, right now. In the past two weeks, I am rewriting the Handbook, juggling the membership of Profcom (1 quitter, 1 I am going to fire, 1 is being moved to another title, 1 has yet to be elected. Big shakeups there).
The longer I have my job title and the harder I work to get people to follow through with any sort of coherent plan, the more I appreciate how and why Eiberger got burned out on this gig. When dealing with a self- appointed government, the word you most commonly hear is "no", when you suggest something new. It's a reflex response, I think. "Wanna try this?" "NO, that won't work." Eventually, when they have time to digest a plan, people see the wisdom of something new, but initially, there's a lot of pointless stonewalling going on. People fighting you, because they resent being asked to make a decision.
That just described my first two months in the Profcom chair.
I am also coaching a team and that is going well. Somedays, I feel like I'm really giving this team some really wise stuff. Other days, I feel like I'm just rambling on and on and making no progress forward. It's a constant balancing act.
I am also playing on a team. And we recently lost a member. It wasn't a painful loss, because this guy has been slowly leaving for two months now. He's just way over-booked and he had to let something go.
It was a good decision for the team, though. We all were beginning to resent the absences and needed for a decision to be made. And now that it has been, we're psyched to really kick things in gear, with this team.
I am also working with On-Site to purchase new materials from a local theater company that's cloasing. If we play our cards right, we acquire tons of new lights and soung equipment for the Playground. That would be pretty great!
In addition to all of that...
Softball is winding down.
I'm trying to clear time to spend with a few new friends.
I can't make enough time for my D&D game. Haven't played that in a month now.
A pair of my friends are getting married.
Another pair of friends is moving away.
HIMprov continues to develop and evolve.
The Burlesque Show is gearing up for a big holiday run and a possible expansion to a larger venue.
And I think I've found my next directorial project, which should break, some time next Spring.
So yes.
Lots of stuff happening all at once. If I can keep my footing and keep moving forward, I might be able to resolve all of these issues and actually get some stuff done.
Cheers,
Mr.B
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